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African sleeping sickness [′af·ri·kən ′slēp·iŋ ′sik·nəs] (medicine) A disease of humans confined to tropical Africa, caused by the protozoansTrypanosoma gambienseorT. rhodesiense;symptoms include local reaction at the site of the bite, fever, enlargement of adjacent lymph nodes, skin rash, edema, and during the late phase, somnolence and emaciation. Also known as African trypanosomiasis; maladie du sommeil; sleeping sickness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness can't
survive in the mammalian bloodstream without its tail, scientists
report. The theme of injustice is continued in Coleman's ongoing
series of "American Sonnets," which made their first
appearance in African Sleeping Sickness (1993). He is also a member of
the Board of the South South Initiative (SSI) of the World Health
Organization Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical
Diseases (WHO - TDR), and the coordinator in the field of
Trypanosomiases, including Chagas Disease and African Sleeping Sickness. |
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